RHSA-2026:38498 — Security Advisory
Red Hat Security Advisory: openexr security update
Severity
ImportantRed Hat Product Security
Products
Official CSAF product identity
Published · July 13, 2026
Updated · October 13, 2026
Topic
An update for openexr is now available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.
Red Hat Product Security has rated this update as having a security impact of Important. A Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS) base score, which gives a detailed severity rating, is available for each vulnerability from the CVE link(s) in the References section.
Description
OpenEXR is an open-source high-dynamic-range floating-point image file format for high-quality image processing and storage. This document presents a brief overview of OpenEXR and explains concepts that are specific to this format. This package containes the binaries for OpenEXR.
Security Fix(es):
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OpenEXR: OpenEXR: Arbitrary code execution via integer overflow in image resizing (CVE-2026-41142)
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OpenEXR: OpenEXR: Information disclosure and denial of service via malformed EXR files (CVE-2026-42216)
For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.